WEBSITE!

HERE IT IS! I've been working on another one but I quickly put this one together it's temporary but I feel like it's a bit more organized that blogspot so here it is!

http://thefancyplatypus.weebly.com/

I'm working on a website!

I'm working on a website. Hopefully it'll be done very soon. A lot of complications have come up but when it's done I'll hopefully be able to do a lot more things! I'm looking forward to doing more interviews and dabble in a few new things as well! Thank you for your patience! 

FancyPlatypus Interviews: HarshlyCritical

Youtube Personality HarshlyCritical!

HarshlyCritical is a long time Youtube "Let's Player" that focuses mainly but not only on survival horror video games! For about two years now I've been a regular viewer of many of his one shots and  let's play series. From the start quickly becoming a huge fan, noticing a rise in popularity I decided to  have a quick interview with him to discuss all sorts of this about his life on Youtube. 

HarshlyCritical has spent the last 3 years working hard on what today has reached over 100 000 subscribers. Rising quickly his page has many great series such as playthroughs of games such as "Silent hill 2", "Alien Isolation" and tons of  amazing one shot series of short indie games. When asking him questions I tried to find out as much as I could about the life of HarshlyCritical and just what he's experiences through the years. Enjoy!

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TheFancyPlatypus: How’d you come to start making Youtube videos?

HarshlyCritical: I got inspired by the Angry Video Game Nerd and started the channel as a review channel. Then I did a Portal 2 LP and decided I liked that better.

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TheFancyPlatypus: Your number of subscribers has been increasing rather quickly over the last few months; do you feel pressure from this increasing number?

HarshlyCritical: Not really, though whenever you get momentum on YouTube it's really easy to lose it. I could grow much quicker if I just uploaded more Five Nights at Freddy's videos instead of putting up long playthroughs like Alien: Isolation - but growing the channel isn't as important to me as having fun.

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TheFancyPlatypus: Recording yourself on the spot calls for some very spontaneous speaking; have you ever said anything that thinking back you’d have rather you not said?

HarshlyCritical: I made a dumb Asian voice in my White Day LP that some took offense to, though it wasn't intended that way. I also said some rather insensitive things about the monster being "Mexican" in my Ao Oni LP. Other than that, I've stayed on the PC side of things.

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TheFancyPlatypus: You’ve said many times that you do this really because you enjoy doing this; have you ever felt the enjoyment dwindle a little? Maybe even become a little bit of a bother?

HarshlyCritical: Sometimes. Whenever you have something that you feel like you "have" to do every single day for three and a half years, it can be bothersome at times. You're not always in the mood to record, to talk spontaneously, to be "on", or to dedicate a couple hours to cranking out a daily video. It's a fun hobby, but the daily grind can be a little tough to handle, especially when you have to do it after coming home from your day job.

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TheFancyPlatypus: What are some of the weirdest comments you've received?

HarshlyCritical: I've gotten a lot of weird comments. Some people asking for my personal contact information (phone number, Skype, asking where I lived, etc.) or asking super-personal questions and not realizing that they're strangers to me. Overall though, private messages have been 99% positive and down to earth.

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TheFancyPlatypus: Having a indie horror focused Youtube channel you've played a lot of scary stuff; would you say that doing this, as frequently as you do, has changed your concept of what you find scary?

HarshlyCritical: I've gotten a lot more jaded over the years. You can physically see the evolution from my original Amnesia playthrough to my current ones - I was a lot more easily shaken back then. After playing for three years though, things become pretty predictable, especially with poorly made indie horror games that have clear "jumpscare" moments.

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TheFancyPlatypus: I've seen your editing video and it seems like you really try to stand out against all the other Youtubers. Do you think it’s important to do your research when making videos?

HarshlyCritical: Yes, it's very important to do your research and put effort into making videos. YouTube is more saturated now than ever, with everyone trying to "make it" - and every video you make is competing with literally every other video on the site for viewers' attention. It's integral to make them worth the time.

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TheFancyPlatypus: How has this life of being a Youtuber changed you?

HarshlyCritical: I'd like to think it hasn't had any negative impact, but I have a lot less free time now than I did before I started obviously. That's impacted social time, time for other hobbies, and "down time" where you're just "free" for a few hours at a time.

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TheFancyPlatypus: You've played so many horror games; how about we hear a little list of your favourites so far?

HarshlyCritical: Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Outlast top my list, personally. I also really liked Silent Hill 2 and 4. They weren't that scary, but were just good games. White Day is a really scary game, too.

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TheFancyPlatypus: What do you have planned for the future?

HarshlyCritical: More of the same in terms of LPs. I'd like to play more old-school games and more short playthroughs. I'm trying to post podcasts and "special videos" more often.

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TheFancyPlatypus: What’s the most scared you've ever been playing a game?

HarshlyCritical: Hard to say. I'd say either in the wine cellar of the original Amnesia, encountering the zipper ghost in White Day, or the first monster appearance in Phobia 1.5.

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HarshlyCritical is a really awesome guy if you love watching Let's plays! I know I do! Being funny but not forcing himself to be funny has a real charm to his videos, and you can really see the hard work he puts into every video. Extremely entertaining easy to sit down and watch I hope if you haven't checked him out already you will now! Anyway I'd like to thank HarshlyCritical for doing this with me, he was really awesome for doing it! Was really awesome getting to go back and forth a bit with him! Most importantly I'd like to thank you all for reading this. Please look forward to more interviews in the future and also please check out Harshlycritical in the links bellow! 

THANK YOU

HarshlyCritical Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSjXXHwfaDq1w9oQ0xgOFNg

HarshlyCritical Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarshlyCritical

HarshlyCritical Twitter: https://twitter.com/harshlycritical

HarshlyCritical Website: http://www.harshlycritical.com/